Reference Guide
serveraction
Description Enables you to perform power management operations on the blade system.
To run this subcommand, you must have the Execute Server Control Commands
permission.
Synopsis
• racadm serveraction -a <action>
• racadm serveraction -m <module> <action>
Input
• -m <module> — Must be one of the following values:
– server–<n>: where n=1–16
– server–<nx>: where n=1–8; x=a–d (enter lower case letter only)
• -a — Performs power action on all servers. Not allowed with the powerstatus
action.
<action> — Specifies the power management operation to perform. The options are:
• hardreset — Performs a force reset (reboot) operation on the managed system.
• powercycle — Performs a power-cycle operation on the managed system. This
action is similar to pressing the power button on the system’s front panel to turn off
and then turn on the system.
NOTE: The -m and -a options are applicable only to CMC platforms.
NOTE: If the server is in turned off state, the powercycle option power up the
server.
• powerdown — Powers down the managed system.
• powerup — Powers up the managed system.
• powerstatus — Displays the current power status of the server (ON or OFF).
• graceshutdown — Performs a graceful shutdown of the server. If the operating
system on the server cannot shut down completely, then this operation is not
performed.
• -f — Force the server power management operation.
• reseat — Performs virtual reseat of the server. This operation simulates reseating
the blade by resetting the iDRAC on that blade. -f is required for this operation.
NOTE: The actionpowerstatus is not allowed with -a option.
Output Displays an error message if the requested operation is not completed, or a success
message if the operation is completed.
Example
• Power down the operating system on the server by using the following command:
racadm serveraction powerdown
Powers down the managed system
• Reseat blade 2 on CMC by using the following command:
racadm serveraction -m server-2 reseat -f
Server power operation successful
• Turn off the server 16 from CMC by using the following command:
racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerdown
Server power operation successful
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